samer@0: /*
samer@0:  *	Copyright (c) 2000, Samer Abdallah, King's College London.
samer@0:  *	All rights reserved.
samer@0:  *
samer@0:  *	This software is provided AS iS and WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
samer@0:  *	without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
samer@0:  *	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
samer@0:  */
samer@0: 
samer@0: package samer.tools;
samer@0: 
samer@0: /**
samer@0: 	An interface meant to represent processing that
samer@0: 	needs to be done repeatedly in a loop. The task is to
samer@0: 	be notified whenever the loop is started or stopped.
samer@0:  */
samer@0: 
samer@0: public interface Task
samer@0: {
samer@0: 	void dispose();
samer@0: 	void starting();
samer@0: 	void stopping();
samer@0: 	void run() throws Exception;
samer@0: }